Violent Cerritos car crash claims one life

January 5, 2010 12:00:00 AM PST

CERRITOS --

Firefighters responded to a two-car accident in Cerritos where one person was killed and another was taken to a hospital.Los Angeles County Firefighters responded to the two-car accident at Carmenita and 183rd Street just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The front end of one of the vehicles appeared to be completely disintegrated. One person was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange. Another was pronounced dead at the scene.

Firefighters had to use their equipment to remove the deceased person's body from the wreckage.